Justin Bieber
Drummer Boy lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:46
Come they told me, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
A newborn king to see, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
To lay before the king, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
Rum-pa-pum-pum, rum-pa-pum-pum
Rum-pa-pa-pum, rum-pa-pum-pum-pum-pum
Yeah, I'm on the drum, yeah I'm on the snare drum
Yeah, I'm on the beat 'cause the beat goes dumb
And I only spit heat 'cause I'm playin' for the Son
Playin' for the King, playin for the title
I'm surprised you didn't hear this in the Bible
I'm so tight, I might go psycho
Christmas time so here's a recital
I'm so bad like Michael
I know I'm still young but I go, I go
Stupid, stupid, love like cupid
I'm the drummer boy so do it, do it
Little baby, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
I am a poor boy too, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
(Let's gather round the mistletoe real quick)
I have no gifts to bring, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
(Matter of fact, let's gather round the fireplace, it's about to get hot in here)
That's fit to give our king (Bieber what up?)
Pa-rum-pa-pum-pum, rum-pa-pum-pum, rum-pa-pum-pum
(Now lemme get straight to it)
Yo, at the table with the family, havin' dinner
BlackBerry on our hip and then it gave a little flicker
Then I took a look to see before it activates the ringer
Came to realize my homie Bieber hit me on the Twitter
Then I hit him back despite I had some food up on my finger
Sippin' eggnog with a little sprinkle of vanilla
Even though it's kinda cold, pullin' out a chinchilla
Bieber hit me back and said, "Let's make it hot up in the winter"
I said, "Cool"
Ya know I'ma deliver, let's collaborate and make the holiday a little bigger
Before we work I gotta get this off
See the other family members and drop gifts off
Then I'm headed to the studio 'cause ain't nothing stopping how
You know we 'bout to turn it up and really get it poppin' now
People everywhere and all our Twitter followers
Merry Christmas, Kwanza, Happy Hanukkah
Mary nodded, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
I played my drum for him, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum, yeah, yeah
I played my best for him, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
Rum-pa-pum-pum, rum-pa-pum-pum, yeah
If you wanna give, it's the time of year
JB on the beat, yeah yeah, I'm on the snare
It's crazy how some people say, say they don't care
When there's people on the street with no food, it's not fair
It's about time for you to act merrily
It's about time for you to give to charity
Rarely do people even wanna help at all
'Cause they warm by the fire, getting toys and their dolls
Not thinking there's a family out hungry and cold
Wishin' wishin' that they had somebody they could hold
So I think some of you need to act bold
Give a can to a drive, let's change the globe
Globe, globe, globe, globe, globe
I'm the drummer boy so do it, do it
I'm the drummer boy so do it, do it
I'm the drummer boy so do it, do it
I'm the drummer boy so do it, do it
I'm the drummer boy so do it, do it
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Key vocabulary
- gotta
- have to
- headed
- moving in a directionA1
- beat
- hit; strikeA2
- king
- male rulerA2
- come
- arriveA1
- goes
- moves; travelsA1
- heat
- warmthA2
- told
- said informationA1
- pa-rum-pa-pum-pum
- playful drum sound
- newborn
- born very recently
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About this song
Justin Bieber, Canadian pop singer, is known for growing up in the public eye and for charting hits from his early teen era into later adult contemporary pop. He rose to fame after being discovered via YouTube videos, then expanded his sound with collaborators on albums like Purpose, Changes, and Justice.